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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device attached to the end of the reel on a yarn-reeling machine, to facilitate the removal of the hanks.
- noun One of the short lengths of studding used in bridging floors. Also
bridging-piece . - noun Same as
bridge , 20.
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Connected with the lever, M, by the bridge-piece, K, and facing it, is a slotted arm, G, as shown in the end view, Fig. 10.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 Various
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